Jeri Weil

Jeri Weil
Jerry Mathers and Jeri Weil on Leave It to Beaver 1958
Born
Jeri Warner Weil

(1948-05-15) May 15, 1948 (age 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1952-1987

Jeri Warner Weil (born May 15, 1948) is an American former child actress, widely known for her role as Judy Hensler in the classic television series Leave It to Beaver.[1]

Acting career

Prior to her role on Leave It to Beaver, California-born Weil had appeared in two TV series and six films in uncredited roles, including on The Eddie Cantor Story as one of Cantor's daughters.

The role of Judy Hensler cast her as a classmate and nemesis of Theodore Cleaver ("The Beaver"). Including the show's pilot, Weil appeared in 31 of the 234 Leave It to Beaver episodes.[2][3][4] In 1956 Weil appeared in an uncredited role as Linda Hutchins in the western movie The Fastest Gun Alive starring Glenn Ford.

In 1983, following a revival of the Leave It to Beaver series on television and film, Weil appeared on the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour as a game show participant / celebrity guest star. She reprised her role as Judy Hensler (Benton) in a single guest appearance on a 1987 episode of the revival series The New Leave it to Beaver.

Personal life

In October 1960, Weil quit acting after the discontinuation of her character from Leave It to Beaver. She subsequently became a writer as well as realtor in Studio City, Los Angeles.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Shea, Jennifer (2021-05-15). "'Leave it to Beaver': Happy Birthday to Judy Hensler Actress Jeri Weil". Outsider. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. ^ Clothier, Gary (May 17, 2012). "Beaver's classmates have gone on to real estate, insurance careers". The Star Democrat. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ Terrace, Vincent (1993). Television Character and Story Facts: Over 110,000 Details from 1,008 Shows, 1945-1992. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-89950-891-7.
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2016-05-16). Television Series of the 1950s: Essential Facts and Quirky Details. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6104-4.


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